Removing gwx

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They learned this in the GWX campaign. That is one reason I rejected the remove GWX patch. It was supposed to REPLACE (for example) with something that was clean of GWX. But that doesn’t mean it was CLEAN, only clean of GWX. I GWX Stopper permanently removes Windows 10 ads (GWX and GWXUX). If you want to keep your Windows .1 after aggressive Windows updates, activate GWX Stopper anti-GWX protection. GWX takes a lot of

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The "Get Windows 10" system updates and its helpers, the GWX popup will persist. These are:KB2952664KB3035583C:\Windows\System32\GWXC:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\*KB2952664*C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\*KB3035583*ALL registry entries for KB2952664 and(optionally) KB3035583The GWX "patch" only hides the "Get Windows 10" reminder from the System Tray; it does not eliminate the actual installation of the assigned Windows 10 updates.Microsoft has made it exceptionally difficult to remove the reminders in a coherent way. Removal cannot be automated – and if you miss one of the 80 registry entries, the process restarts.The number of registry entries differs according to which, and how many, previous versions of KB2952664 have been installed. Owner permissions need to be reset to change some of the entries, making it more difficult.Our resident sysadmin blogger Trevor Pott advises network administrators to take three steps. Firstly, push the registry change via a Group Policy Object (GPO). Secondly, make sure that the GWX patches are not installed. Thirdly, block them in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).“The lack of transparency, specifically regarding documetation, creates huge problems for business users. The biggest beef I might have with that s that it’s a 'lie of omission'” says Pott, because for many patches, the documentation doesn't disclose the full extent of their behaviour.“Microsoft is decreasing the number of versions of windows and removing user options for how they control, delay, prune, filter or throttle patches,” says Pott. "Sysadmins want clarity on what's in patches and control over all aspects of their systems – it's a pack of vague lies, outright lies and misinformation.”Microsoft’s official position is this. The company told us:Customers can choose to not install the Windows 10 upgrade or remove the upgrade from Windows Update (WU) by altering the WU settings. The Get Windows 10 app functions within the Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 notification manager control panel and customers can turn off upgrade notifications in the system tray. The Get Windows 10 app icon can also be removed in the system tray.For IT administrators, it is possible to disable the upgrade using Group Policy settings or by using the DisableUpgrade registry key. All other registry keys are not supported mechanisms for controlling notifications or controlling the upgrade process and are not recommended by Microsoft. Please see KB 3080351 for more information.But that is far from the full picture. The advice doesn’t address the fact that GWX mutates and removing those updates ultimately fails to prevent GWX reappearing.Last week corporate IT admins had to pull an IE security patch as it had created a new attack vector for GWX. This forced the Get Windows 10 nagware onto domain-attached PCs. It seems no user inconvenience is too great for us, so Microsoft continues to assault with this promotional scheme.Microsoft has been keen to stress Knew. The slings and arrows......Oh, you cut me to the bone. OK. I'll give it another shot. Order goes: SH3 4 gig patch Sub Cmdr 3.2 Sub Cmdr 3.2 patch for GWX JSME GWX And that's it, yes? No more, "Sub Cmdr is running....", Rundle.dll (wtf is that anyway?), no more having to change register permissions, etc.? Joy! David I Quote: Originally Posted by David I Plumber 1,Starting last week I began having the same problem. Are you running Windows 7? I'm beginning to think that with Microsoft ending support for Windows 7 that something didn't get updated anymore that allowed SH3 Commander to operate normally. I've been running GWX/SH3 Commander for years without any problem.I tried re-installation of GWX & SH3C but ran into the same problem.Anyway I'm glad you found a work around. At least I can still play.David I __________________ 11-19-19, 05:58 AM #15 Growing Old Disgracefully Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Hythe - Southampton Posts: 9,609 Downloads: 1132Uploads: 0 Fatigue can be changed in SH3 Commander's Game Play Settings there is no need to start altering files.Peter

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I am asked by windows 8.1 to upgrade to windows 10. I have two choices:Upgrade nowUpgrade tonightHow can I stop windows 8.1 from upgrading to windows 10? asked Apr 3, 2016 at 0:30 ar2015ar20152512 silver badges8 bronze badges 8 With the later updates to Windows 7 and 8.1 relating to the "Get Windows 10" (GwX) notification system there was also support for disabling the notifications.Microsoft KB3080351 describes the somewhat finicky steps to do this (involves registry changes or Group Policy Editor). Subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate DWORD value: DisableOSUpgrade = 1 Subkey: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx DWORD value: DisableGwx = 1There is also a third-party tool Never10 which automates the process described in the above KB article. answered Apr 3, 2016 at 0:39 You can use GWX control panel to disable the nagsFrom the linked site "GWX Control Panel is the easiest way for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to protect their computers from Windows 10. With GWX Control Panel you can: Remove the "Get Windows 10" icon that appears in your notification area, prevent your Windows Update control panel from upgrading your computer to Windows 10, prevent your computer from secretly downloading Windows 10 installation files, detect and remove the hidden Windows 10 installation files if they're already on your PC, optionally monitor your computer for unwanted Windows 10-related settings and files- and beginning with version 1.7 you can now easily delete some hard-to-remove program files that are known to cause Windows 10 upgrades and annoyances." Dave M13.2k25 gold badges39 silver badges49 bronze badges answered Apr 3, 2016 at 7:19 filofilo2231 silver badge5 bronze badges 2 Start asking to get answers Find the answer to your question by asking. Ask question Explore related questions See similar questions with these tags.. They learned this in the GWX campaign. That is one reason I rejected the remove GWX patch. It was supposed to REPLACE (for example) with something that was clean of GWX. But that doesn’t mean it was CLEAN, only clean of GWX. I GWX Stopper permanently removes Windows 10 ads (GWX and GWXUX). If you want to keep your Windows .1 after aggressive Windows updates, activate GWX Stopper anti-GWX protection. GWX takes a lot of

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Microsoft uses techniques similar to aggressive malware to promote its “Get Windows 10” offer.As many readers have discovered, the persistent and constantly changing methods Microsoft uses to continually reintroduce its “Get Windows 10” tool, or GWX, onto computers means it’s extremely difficult to avoid.Windows users who decline to use it find it is repeatedly reintroduced. The language of the counter-malware industry is more appropriate than the language of enterprise IT for GWX. GWX subverts a channel intended for one purpose (security hotfixes) for another (advertising); it changes its “attack vectors”, it uses “polymorphic” techniques; and it consistently overrides users' actions and permissions. Much of the attention in the tech press on combatting GWX has been has focused on eliminating the work of one patch, KB3035583, which constantly reappears on users' PCs, even after removal. However, an investigation shows that ‘583 is a symptom, rather than the cause, of recurring GWX infestations.The ‘583 patch is most commonly reinstalled by another patch, KB2952664. Once ‘664 is on a system, '583 will be requested for download and installation. Getting rid of, and thereby controlling, '664 could be the key to controlling the sophisticated "Get Windows 10" nagware network. "Current patches do not fully address this situation and I do not believe it ever will, as the author of the GWX patch only addresses the GWX executable plus the '583 update,” writes a reader who conducted a detailed investigation for us.Studying the behaviour of the ‘664 patch explains why controlling GWX is so difficult. The ‘664 patch constantly “mutates” – it is frequently revised to contain a new payload. Microsoft has not documented its behaviour, and has over the years removed explanations of what KB patches actually do.The ‘664 patch has changed often, as these logs show:Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.3 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.1 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.3 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.3.0 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.4.1 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.4.4 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.5.3 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.6.1 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7.4 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.8.2 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.9.6 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.9.8 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.10.5 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.14.2 Package_1_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.15.2Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.3 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.1 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.3 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.3.0 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.4.1 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.4.4 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.5.3 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.6.1 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7.4 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.8.2 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.9.6 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.9.8 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.10.5 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.14.2 Package_for_KB2952664_SP1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.15.2Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.3 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.1 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.3 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.3.0 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.4.1 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.4.4 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.5.3 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.6.1 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7.4 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.8.2 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.9.6 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.9.8 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.10.5 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.14.2 Package_3_for_KB2952664~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.15.2Windows Update considers each revision to the patch to be a new install instance. So every time Microsoft changes the KB2952664 update nomenclature, all previous attempts by the user to block the update are invalidated.Many users are unaware that uninstalling either KB3035583 or KB295266 only uninstalls a single revision of the patch; later, the patch can reinstall itself using an alternate revision number due to the fact that KB2952664 is being cached in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download. A filtered registry dump on our test machine revealed there were more than 80 registry entries relating to the installation of ‘583 and ‘664, located mostly in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\PackageDetect and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages Unless the user gets rid of ALL of GWX Control PanelJosh MayfieldIt is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘GwxControlPanelMonitor’. This is installed with multiple programs including GWX Control Panel.File name:GWX_control_panel.exePublisher:UltimateOutsider (signed by Josh Mayfield)Product:GWX Control PanelDescription:GWX Control Panel - Closes and configures the 'Get Windows 10' system tray application.MD5:c6ea8429c22c53bc7a738ffec4831429SHA-1:5f9c16711c2dcad636203a7cdddbbb9bac6584dbSHA-256:bf0b2c1f38f2dde284c20ca0c4027495f52e52b35b846a1f655c6670816552c8Scanner detections:0 / 68Status:Clean (as of last analysis)Analysis date:3/18/2025 5:18:50 AM UTC (today)File size:4.4 MB (4,596,296 bytes)Copyright:(c) 2016, Josh Mayfield/Ultimate Outsider. All rights reserved.Original file name:GWX_control_panel.exeFile type:Executable application (Win32 EXE)Language:English (United States)Common path:C:\Program Files\ultimateoutsider\gwx control panel\gwx_control_panel.exeAuthority:COMODO CA LimitedValid from:1/6/2016 6:00:00 PMValid to:1/6/2017 5:59:59 PMSubject:CN=Josh Mayfield, O=Josh Mayfield, STREET=16958 NW Cove Ct, L=Portland, S=OR, PostalCode=97229, C=USIssuer:CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GBSerial number:04F29C8A4DD805F9181F6B3859FCAF83Compilation timestamp:4/1/2016 11:52:42 PMCTPH (ssdeep):98304:z8uWTz6+AlHKQhOkrdZ5O9pO+1t1c1X3gCKFLOAkGkzdnEVomFHKnPw:uzQ49pO+1t1c1gCKFLOyomFHKnPwEntry point:E8, 21, A1, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 30, 94, 63, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 1C, 42, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 74, 64, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, BC, 94, 63, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 74...[+]Code size:1.7 MB (1,805,824 bytes)Startup File (All Users Run)Registry location:HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunName:GwxControlPanelMonitorCommand:"C:\Program Files\ultimateoutsider\gwx control panel\gwx_control_panel.exe" \traymodeThe file GWX_control_panel.exe has been discovered within the following programs.blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.htmlAbout 7% of users remove itPowered by Should I Remove It?

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AccueilUtilitairesGWX Control Panel : un outil pratique pour supprimer l'icône Obtenir Windows 10Depuis plusieurs jours, j'avais des notifications de Windows (dans la zone denotification) qui m'encourageait à passer à Windows 10 alors que je préfèrerester sur Windows 8.1 qui me convient bien.Je n'ai pas du tout apprécié le forcing de Microsoft pour que j'installe Windows10 sur ma machine, comme le montre cette capture :Aussi, j'ai été bien content de trouver le petit utilitaire GWX Control Panelchez mon partenaireColok Traductions. NB : J'ai complété le nettoyage en utilisant les instructions deKorben pour désactiver les MAJ de Windows 10GWX Control Panel est un petit outil gratuit (en anglais) qui peut supprimer etdésactiver l'icône de zone de notification « Obtenir Windows 10 » sur Windows 7et Windows 8. Il peut également désactiver le comportement « Mise à niveau versWindows 10 » dans le panneau de configuration Windows Update.Pour l'utiliser, suivez le guide de Lustucru80 (de Colok Traductions) :1/ Télécharger la dernière version de GWX depuis la page des téléchargementsd'Outsider Ultime (voir plus bas) et lancez-le. Il n'y a pas d'installeur.2 /Si vous voyez une boîte de dialogue qui dit "Want to allow you the followingprogram to make changes to this computer?" (Voulez vous autoriser le programmesuivant à apporter des modifications à cet ordinateur ?) Cliquez sur Oui. (Sinonle programme ne peut pas continuer.)3/ La première fois que vous exécutez GWX, il vous présente l'écran de contratde licence utilisateur final. Pour poursuivre le programme, reconnaissez lalicence en sélectionnant j'accepte les termes du présent accord, puis encliquant sur continuer. Vous ne verrez plus cet écran à nouveau à moins que vousrefuser le contrat de licence et que vous exécutiez le programme plus tard.Les 4 premières ligne en haut vous donnent l'état de GWX sur votre machine :est-elle lancée, est-elle active, est ce que Windows Update

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Need, but I wanted to address one thing. Every now and then I read somebody saying this, and I don't know why. SH3 Commander needs one extra file to make it work properly with GWX. You can find that here. I've been using the two together for years, and so have a lot of other people. If you're not using SH3 Commander you're missing one of the best parts of the game. Pure true. Use Commander with the GWX Commander cfg. and turn off fatigue.Regards.Fitzcarraldo __________________ My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity - Wilfred Owen. 08-07-15, 02:07 PM #5 Watch Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Torpedoraum Posts: 25 Downloads: 82Uploads: 0 Thank you all for your quick input ... I will use the file Steve pointed out to install the commander!Kind regardsRatatoeskr 08-07-15, 02:10 PM #6 Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465Uploads: 0 Quote: Originally Posted by Sailor Steve Every now and then I read somebody saying this, and I don't know why. Who exactly posts that stuff? Because it is not only patently untrue, but also a disservice to the entire SubSim community. That kind of desinformatsia should be discouraged.There is a simple batch file, created by VikingGrandad, which does the file exchange for you. Just download, unzip, and run. Nothing to mess with or mess up. Easy and reliable. What's to fear? Download it here: 08-09-15, 11:34 AM #7 Watch Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Torpedoraum Posts: 25 Downloads: 82Uploads: 0 Ashes on my head I am sorry - didn't want to spread such rumour. In fact my problems with my sh3-gwx installation had their root in a win8 / gpu driver issue. And after spending many hours troubleshooting you are quite reluctant changing anything if you are not really sure you dont break anything.Installing the commander with the auxilliary file you pointed me to worked perfectly and gwx runs without problems. best regardsRatatoeksr 08-09-15, 12:06 PM #8 Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745Uploads: 249 Quote: Originally Posted by ratatoeskr76 I am sorry - didn't want to spread such rumour. No need to apologize. You didn't spread it, you just heard it and asked about it. It's all good. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.”—Rocky Russo 08-09-15,. They learned this in the GWX campaign. That is one reason I rejected the remove GWX patch. It was supposed to REPLACE (for example) with something that was clean of GWX. But that doesn’t mean it was CLEAN, only clean of GWX. I GWX Stopper permanently removes Windows 10 ads (GWX and GWXUX). If you want to keep your Windows .1 after aggressive Windows updates, activate GWX Stopper anti-GWX protection. GWX takes a lot of

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08-07-15, 11:46 AM #1 Watch Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Torpedoraum Posts: 25 Downloads: 82Uploads: 0 Turn off crew fatigue Ahoi Kaleuns, I just got my gwx-Installation running again with widescreen. I runs stable, it looks gorgeous, I love it!But alas, now I want to turn off fatigue and dont find a way in gmx. Searching the forums I found out that I can turn it off via sh3 commander. But then I find threads saying that it is tricky to install sh3-commander with gwx and you have to move some files here and there. Reading all these threads I fear I will ruin mmy precioussss installation if i try this making an error in the process.In another thread they say you can edit basic.cfg. I found the file and the section and here comes my question:Is changing FatigueMax=0.5 to a high number the right way to turn off fatigue?Good huntingRatatoeskr 08-07-15, 12:07 PM #2 Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Karlsruhe Posts: 679 Downloads: 56Uploads: 0 Hi,if you know where to go - Basic.cfg - just replace the existing fatigue model with this one:[FATIGUE_COEF];comp 0RegularFactor00=0SpecificFactor00=0BadWeather0=0;comp1RegularFactor10=0RegularFactor11=0SpecificFactor10=0SpecificFactor11=0BadWeather1=0;comp2RegularFactor20=0RegularFactor21=0SpecificFactor20=0SpecificFactor21=0BadWeather2=0;comp3RegularFactor30=0RegularFactor31=0SpecificFactor30=0SpecificFactor31=0BadWeather3=0;comp4RegularFactor40=0RegularFactor41=0SpecificFactor40=0SpecificFactor41=0BadWeather4=0;comp5RegularFactor50=0RegularFactor51=0SpecificFactor50=0SpecificFactor51=0BadWeather5=0;comp6SpecificFactor60=-0.1SpecificFactor61=-0.1;comp7SpecificFactor70=-0.1SpecificFactor71=-0.1;comp8RegularFactor80=0RegularFactor81=0SpecificFactor80=0SpecificFactor81=0BadWeather8=0;comp9RegularFactor90=0SpecificFactor90=0BadWeather9=0;comp10RegularFactor100=0SpecificFactor100=0BadWeather10=0;comp 11RegularFactor110=0RegularFactor111=0SpecificFactor110=0SpecificFactor111=0BadWeather11=0Thats the way we are using it - an SH3_Cmdr too.Greetingsrowi58 __________________ 08-07-15, 12:21 PM #3 Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745Uploads: 249 It looks like Rowi58 has the information you need, but I wanted to address one thing. Quote: Originally Posted by ratatoeskr76 But then I find threads saying that it is tricky to install sh3-commander with gwx and you have to move some files here and there. Reading all these threads I fear I will ruin mmy precioussss installation if i try this making an error in the process. Every now and then I read somebody saying this, and I don't know why. SH3 Commander needs one extra file to make it work properly with GWX. You can find that here. I've been using the two together for years, and so have a lot of other people. If you're not using SH3 Commander you're missing one of the best parts of the game. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.”—Rocky Russo 08-07-15, 12:28 PM #4 Argentinian Skipper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Somewhere between Buenos Aires and the Bungo Suido Posts: 5,313 Downloads: 3344Uploads: 0 Quote: Originally Posted by Sailor Steve It looks like Rowi58 has the information you